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ENGLISH R1A Reading and Composition 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Summer 2019 8 Week Session, Summer 2019 Second 6 Week Session
Training in writing expository prose. Instruction in expository writing in conjunction with reading literature. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing Requirement

Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Final exam not required.

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ENGLISH R1AN First-Year Reading and Composition 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2015 10 Week Session, Summer 2013 8 Week Session, Summer 2004 10 Week Session
Training in writing expository prose. Instruction in writing and reading expository prose. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Passing grade in Subject A (exam or course)

Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement

Hours & Format

Summer:
6 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 5-6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Formerly known as: 1AN

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ENGLISH R1B Reading and Composition 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Summer 2019 8 Week Session, Summer 2019 Second 6 Week Session
Training in writing expository prose. Further instruction in expository writing in conjunction with reading literature. Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Previously passed an R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better.<BR/>Previously passed an articulated R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better.<BR/>Score a 4 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature and Composition.<BR/>Score a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Composition.<BR/>Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in English

Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Final exam not required.

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ENGLISH 17 Shakespeare 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2011
Lectures on Shakespeare and reading of his best works.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-3 hours of lecture and 1-0 hours of discussion per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 5-7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5-0 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 4-6 hours of lecture and 2-0 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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ENGLISH 20 Modern British and American Literature 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Lectures on and discussion of major authors of modern British and American literature.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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ENGLISH 24 Freshman Seminars 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam required.

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ENGLISH 25 English as a Language 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2006, Spring 2004
An introduction to the grammar of English, including phonology (sound structure), morphology (word structure), syntax (sentence structure), semantics (linguistic meaning), and pragmatics (contextual meaning), with consideration of different varieties of English in use within the United States and throughout the world, and comparison of English with other languages.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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ENGLISH 26 Introduction to the Study of Poetry 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016
Lectures and discussion on poetry intended to develop the student's ability to understand and evaluate a poem. Designed primarily for students whose major is not English, but majors and prospective majors are welcome.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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ENGLISH 27 Introduction to the Study of Fiction 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2015, Spring 2015, 1974
Lectures and discussion intended to develop the student's ability to understand and evaluate fiction. Designed primarily for students whose major is not English, but majors and prospective majors are welcome.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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ENGLISH 28 Introduction to the Study of Drama 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2002
Lectures and discussion intended to develop the student's ability to read, understand and evaluate plays. Designed primarily for students whose major is not English, but majors and prospective majors are welcome.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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ENGLISH 31AC Literature of American Cultures 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
An introduction to the ethnic diversity of American literature. The course will take substantial account of the literature of three or more of the following groups: African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Chicanos/Latinos, and European Americans. Topics vary from semester to semester. Students should consult the department's "Announcement of Classes" well before the beginning of the semester for details.
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Rules & Requirements

Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the American Cultures requirement

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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ENGLISH 33 African American Literature and Culture 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Not yet offered
Major literary and cultural texts in the African American tradition from origins to the present.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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ENGLISH 37 Chicana/o Literature and Culture 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2019 Second 6 Week Session, Spring 2014
Major literary and cultural texts in the Chicana/o tradition from origins to the present.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.

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ENGLISH 43A Introduction to the Writing of Short Fiction 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2014
A workshop course intended for students who have recently begun to write fiction or who have not previously taken a course in creative writing.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.

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ENGLISH 43B Introduction to the Writing of Verse 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
A workshop course intended for students who have recently begun to write verse or who have not previously taken a course in creative writing.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.

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ENGLISH 43N Introduction to the Writing of Creative Non-Fiction 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Prior to 2007
A workshop course in creative non-fiction, a prose genre that takes on non-fiction subjects (the world of culture, history, personal experience) but also is alert to the creativity required to translate those subjects into the realm of writing. Students will study exemplary works of creative non-fiction in different modes (e.g. literary journalism, personal essay, travel writing) and write their own works in selected modes as well.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: English/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.

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ENGLISH 45A Literature in English: Through Milton 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Historical survey of literature in English: Beginnings through Milton.
iscussion of Chaucer's...